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FILM DIRECTOR

James Algar

1912 - 1998

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James Algar (June 11, 1912 – February 26, 1998) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked at Walt Disney Productions for 43 years and received the Disney Legends award in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Algar has received more than 99,396 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. James Algar is the 1,376th most popular film director, the 9,946th most popular biography from United States and the 384th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 99k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James Algar ranks 1,376 out of 1,581Before him are Johan Renck, Lucien Hubbard, Chris Weitz, Kevin Williamson, László Nemes, and Egon Günther. After him are Ettore Giannini, Semih Kaplanoğlu, Marion Hänsel, Bryan Forbes, Terence Davies, and Paul McGuigan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, James Algar ranks 333Before him are Josef Streb, Sam Snead, Francisco Cabañas, Rudolf Stahl, Eleazar de Carvalho, and Zoltán Várkonyi. After him are Ettore Giannini, Jan Brzák-Felix, Anna J. Harrison, Federico Saiz, Bayard Rustin, and Harry Hay. Among people deceased in 1998, James Algar ranks 264Before him are Fred Davis, Jesús Loroño, Tommy Flowers, Norman Fell, Daniel Massey, and Boris Tatushin. After him are Hammond Innes, Voitto Hellsten, Ardalion Ignatyev, Gennady Yevryuzhikhin, Augusto Magli, and Dan Osman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Algar ranks 9,946 out of 18,182Before him are Booker Ervin (1930), Sheila Kelley (1961), Bill Mumy (1954), DeMar DeRozan (1989), Cass Gilbert (1859), and Dawn Wells (1938). After him are Carlos Alazraqui (1962), Phyllis Somerville (1943), Daniel Akaka (1924), David Jenkins (1936), Jam Master Jay (1965), and Richard H. Anderson (1821).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, James Algar ranks 384Before him are Oscar Apfel (1878), Ward Kimball (1914), Steven Lisberger (1951), Lucien Hubbard (1888), Chris Weitz (1969), and Kevin Williamson (1965). After him are Lisa Cholodenko (1964), Erle C. Kenton (1896), John R. Leonetti (1956), Andy Tennant (1955), Kevin S. Bright (1954), and Birt Acres (1854).

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